Fastening means for hats or the like.



. J. HUDSON.

FASTENING MEANS FOR HATS OR THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 8, 1912.

1,087,376 Patented Feb. 17, 1914.

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SARAH JANE HUDSON, OF LONDON, ENGLAND.

FASTENING MEANS FOR HATS OR THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 1'7, 1914.

Application filed .Tune 8, 1912. Serial No. 702,551.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SARAH JANE HUDSON, a subject of the King of GreatBritain and Ireland, residing at 48 Upper Bedford Place, London, WV. 0.,in the county of MiddleseX, England, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Fastening Means for Hats or the like, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to fastening means for hats and the like, and hasfor its object to provide a firm and secure fastening means whichbesides holding the hat or the like firmly in position upon the head ofthe wearer shall be neat and ornamental in ap pearance.

The invention consists in an improved fastening for hats or the likecomprising wire or other supports to be attached to the hat and formedwith eyelets engaging with a convenient form of rod or pin passingthrough the hair and acting as a support for the latter.

The accompanying drawing illustrates improved fastening means forsupporting more-particularly that portion of the hair which is situatedand arranged at the sides of the head from the hat. These means comprisea convenient form of a rod or pin a which may be formed from anysuitable material and-of any convenient size, shape, and which isadapted to pass through the hair and engage in eyelets formed in wire orother supports f preferably constituted by a double strip or length ofmaterial. The ends 9 of said supports are adapted to be inserted throughthe brim of the hat and be turned over somewhat in the manner of anordinary paper fastener.

It is to be understood that my invention is not to be confined to anyparticular style or type of hat or the like nor to any particu larmaterial from which the various parts of my fastening device are to beformed as I may modify these and other details to suit the varyingtastes and fashions and any particular style of external ornamentationthat may be desired.

What I claim is An improved fastening means for hats or the likecomprising, a hat, a plurality of wire supports attached to the hat brimseparated from each other and depending a suitable distance below saidbrim, each wire support being formed from a single length or strip ofwire doubled upon itself and having an eye formed at the lowermost endof each support and being substantially in alinement with each other,the upper portion of each wire support passing through the brim andturned over in contact with the outer side of the brim, and a rod or pinhaving a single prong passing through the hair and through the eye inthe lower end of each of said Wire supports, substantially as describedand for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

SARAH JANE HUDSON.

WVitnesses F. SADLER, H. ROYDHOUSE.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. G."

